專業運動員每天要進行大量的訓練，他們的飲食必然和常人有所不同。你可曾好奇過他們每天早餐都吃些什么？專家為你來揭秘。

You may wonder what exactly the professional athletes eat for breakfast to be able to perform impressive physical feats.
你可能會好奇，專業運動員每天早餐吃什么，才能完成那些引人矚目的體能壯舉。

The short answer: It depends. Brittany Dunn, a chef for the Philadelphia Eagles, has found that what professional athletes eat varies widely among athletes and the sports they play.
簡而言之，這要看具體情況來定。費城老鷹隊的主廚布里塔尼·鄧恩發現，專業運動員的早餐因人而異，不同體育項目的運動員飲食差異也很大。

"I have worked with an athlete who prefers two boiled eggs with peanut butter toast and a coffee, an athlete who prefers an acai bowl and sauteed veggies, and an athlete who orders two breakfast sandwiches and tater tots,” she told HuffPost.
鄧恩告訴《赫芬頓郵報》：“我合作過一位運動員，他早餐喜歡吃兩個煮雞蛋搭配花生醬吐司，喝一杯咖啡，還有一位運動員，早餐愛吃巴西莓果碗和清炒蔬菜，還有運動員早餐點了兩份三明治和土豆丸子?！?/p>

“The contrasting characteristics of athlete breakfasts are heavily influenced by personal preferences and diets, the amount of time between eating and the following training session, body composition and sport,” she said.
她表示：“運動員選擇的早餐千差萬別，是因為在很大程度上會受到個人喜好、飲食習慣、進食間隔時間、接下來的訓練內容、身體結構和體育項目的影響?！?/p>

In her experience, most athletes eat the same breakfast before every competition. “Game day is not the day to try new foods,” she said. Additionally, having a consistent breakfast routine can help professional athletes feel more mentally prepared for the day ahead.
根據她的經驗，大多數運動員在賽前都會吃同樣的早餐。她表示：“比賽日不適合嘗試新食物。”此外，吃固定的早餐有助于運動員在比賽前保持更好的心態。

As for general caloric needs, professional athletes need to consume more than the average person given the amount of energy they’re using in their respective sports, and to help with recovery. Dunn said she has worked with an athlete who required a 1,000-calorie recovery smoothie post-training, plus three to four additional meals throughout the day.
從總體熱量需求來說，鑒于專業運動員在各自體育項目中所消耗的能量，他們需要比普通人吃得更多，多吃也有助于他們恢復體力。鄧恩稱，她曾經合作過一位運動員，在訓練后要吃1000卡路里的奶昔來補充體力，一天中還要加餐三到四次。

"We really need to put a lot of fuel into athletes, so we might give them things like juice or even candy to make them feel more hungry,” Dr. Marc Bubbs, a nutritionist with a portfolio of Olympic athletes, told HuffPost.
曾經服務過多位奧運選手的營養師馬克·巴布斯博士告訴《赫芬頓郵報》：“我們真的需要讓運動員攝入很多熱量，所以我們可能會給他們喝點果汁，甚至吃點糖果，讓他們感覺更餓?！?/p>

Bubbs explained that the more intense your exercise, the greater your reliance on carbohydrates, so professional athletes simply need more carbohydrates in their system. The male athletes he’s worked with need about 4,000 calories a day while the general recommendation for the average person is around 2,000 calories per day.
巴布斯解釋道，運動越激烈，對碳水化合物的依賴就越大，因此專業運動員的身體需要更多碳水化合物。他合作過的男運動員每天大概需要攝入4000卡路里，而對普通人一般建議每天攝入2000卡路里左右。

While the average person might make a smoothie for breakfast with water, protein powder and berries, a professional athlete might substitute fruit juice for the water and add mangoes, pineapples and bananas to up the carb content. Another example Bubbs gave was a bowl of plain yogurt with berries and nuts, which makes for a solid breakfast for the average person (not too many carbs or fats, and plenty of protein). To up the carb content, a professional athlete might add sliced banana, muesli and maple syrup. The key concept here, Bubbs explained, is fueling for the demands of an athlete each day, whether that’s competition, practice or even rest.
巴布斯舉例說，普通人的早餐可能吃一杯加了水、蛋白粉和漿果的奶昔就可以，專業運動員可能需要把水換成果汁，并加入芒果、菠蘿和香蕉來增加碳水攝入量。再舉一個例子，普通人早餐吃一碗加了漿果和堅果的原味酸奶就夠了（碳水或脂肪不會太多，蛋白質很充足）。專業運動員則可能要加入香蕉片、果蔬燕麥片和楓糖漿，碳水才能達標。巴布斯解釋說，核心理念是，要根據運動員每日需求來提供能量，無論是比賽、訓練還是休息。

英文來源：HuffPost
編譯：丹妮
審校：董靜、齊磊